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A case for flexible asset allocation: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... said. "[It] goes back to the investor [being able] to select the appropriate risk level for themselves and potentially switch funds, rather than allowing the underlying manager to manage the overall risk. "Dynamically adjusting allocations and risk can ...

COVID-19 clogs custody mandate pipeline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... biggest custody businesses are experiencing delays in implementing new mandates, as volatility makes clients hesitant to switch. During Northern Trust's 2020 first quarter earnings announcement chief executive Mike O'Grady acknowledged that newly won ...

Challenger winds up boutique partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
Challenger's Fidante Partners has sold its stake in an event-driven manager that it partnered with in 2018, according to its March quarter update which also shows superannuation funds moving to cash. Fidante has ended its partnership with US-based firm ...

APRA questioned on fund liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
The prudential regulator has been questioned over super fund liquidity concerns by the Senate Economics Committee. Senator Andrew Bragg issued a letter to APRA putting the regulator on notice to answer a number of questions related to super funds. "I ...

The domino effect: Oil falls, markets follow

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
Despite all the jaw dropping falls that investors have endured during the COVID-19 crisis, the US oil price crash overnight may just be the worst. The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil for May plunged more than 190% during trade on Monday ...

ISA warns Aussies off locking in losses

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
The peak body for industry superannuation funds has launched an advertising campaign to warn Australians against crystallising their losses amid the market turmoil caused by COVID-19. Re-using a line from the backing track present in its television ...

Isolated advisers enter the digital age

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... Sydney, with all her meetings taking place online. "I actually think business efficiency has dramatically increased from the switch, but compliance has too," she said. "I record all of my client meetings, and I've been doing that for that whole four ...

Hostplus responds to PDS controversy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
Hostplus has responded to a series of reports suggesting the fund does not have ample liquidity to handle the government's plan to allow people to access their super early and claims it updated its PDS in preparation for mass redemptions. As part of ...

Super should shape up on unlisted valuations: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... quandary of maintaining a medium to long-term investment horizon in their portfolios while members have the ability to switch investment options or funds on a short-term basis. Because unlisted assets aren't valued daily, trustees must walk a fine line ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Doyle said. "What I think has been wrong is the focus on equity-heavy portfolios, but what we don't want is a completely switch to very defensive portfolios either." Vynokur, who runs a cash ETF through BetaShares, said he has noticed a change in investor ...